[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](尤指在钱财上)慷慨的,大方的 A generous person gives more of something, especially money, than is usual or expected.
German banks are more generous in their lending...
德国银行的借贷条件更为宽松。
The gift is generous by any standards.
无论以哪个标准来衡量,这都是一份厚礼。
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We would like to thank all the judges who gave so generously of their time.
我们感谢所有的评委如此慷慨地付出了他们的时间。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]宽厚的;仁慈的;宽宏大量的 A generous person is friendly, helpful, and willing to see the good qualities in someone or something.
He was always generous in sharing his enormous knowledge...
他从不吝啬与人分享自己渊博的知识。
He was generous enough to congratulate his successor on his decision.
他十分大度地祝贺他的继任者做出了决定。
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The students generously gave them instruction in social responsibility.
学生们不厌其烦地为他们讲解什么是社会责任。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]丰富的;大量的;充足的 A generous amount of something is much larger than is usual or necessary.
...a generous six weeks of annual holiday...
充裕的6个星期长的年假
He should be able to keep his room tidy with the generous amount of storage space.
有那么宽绰的储物空间,他应该可以保持房间的整齐。
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...a generously sized sitting room...
宽敞的起居室
Season the steaks generously with salt and pepper.
给牛排多加些盐和胡椒调味。
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gen·er·ous★/ˈdʒenərəs; NAmEˈdʒenərəs/adjective( approving) 1★giving or willing to give freely; given freely 慷慨的;大方的;慷慨给予的◆a generous benefactor慷慨的捐助者generous(with sth) ◆to be generous with your time不吝惜时间◆to be generous in giving help乐于助人◆a generous gift/offer丰厚的礼物;慷慨的提议◆It was generous of himto offer to pay for us both. 他主动为我们俩付钱,真是大方。OPP
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2★more than is necessary; large 丰富的;充足的;大的SYN
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◆a generous helping of meat一大份肉◆The car has a generous amount of space.这辆汽车的空间很大。3★kind in the way you treat people; willing to see what is good about sb/sth 宽厚的;宽宏大量的;仁慈的◆a generous mind宽阔的胸怀◆He wrote a very generous assessment of my work.他给我写的工作评价多有赞誉之词。▶gen·er·ous·ly★/ˈdʒenərəsli; NAmEˈdʒenərəsli/adverb◆Please give generously.请慷慨施与。◆a dress that is generously cut (= uses plenty of material)用料多的连衣裙gen·er·ous/ˈdʒenərəs; NAmEˈdʒenərəs/gen·er·ous·ly/ˈdʒenərəsli; NAmEˈdʒenərəsli/
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generousgen‧e‧rous /ˈdʒenərəs/ ●●○W3 adjective
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1someone who is generous is willing to give money, spend time etc, in order to help people or give them pleasureOPP meangenerous to somebody She’s always very generous to the kids.generous with something Jim is very generous with his time.it/that is generous (of somebody) It was generous of them to ask Anna along.generous offer/support/donation etc my employer’s generous offer to pay the bill► see thesaurus at
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2larger or more than the usual size or amountOPP measly: a generous glass of winegenerous amount/helping/measure etc a generous helping of pasta He had a well-shaped generous mouth.3sympathetic in the way you deal with people, and tending to see the good qualities in someone or somethingOPP mean: She was generous enough to overlook my little mistake.—generously adverb: Please give generously to the refugee fund.
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